Caroline Kennedy, Ambassadress to Japan?

According to The Washington Post,Caroline Kennedy, seasoned philanthropist, daughter of John F. Kennedy, and prominent supporter of all two of Obama’s presidential efforts, has been selected as the United States’s new ambassador—ambassadress?—to Japan. Per the Post:“The move, which her office did not return a call about, is almost certain to thrill the Japanese, who like their American ambassadors to be superstars. Kennedy’s predecessors include luminaries like legendary Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield, former vice president Walter Mondale, former House speaker Tom Foley, and former Senate majority leader Howard Baker.” Mazel tov!

CNN, citing “a Democrat familiar with the discussions,” reports that Kennedy is “being vetted.” Is “a Democrat familiar with the discussions” the political journalism equivalent of “a close friend of the couple”? As in, “a Democrat familiar with the discussions told Usthat the recently exonerated ex-Mouseketeer is ‘head over heels’ in love with the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Huntersextra and ‘is staying positive and not even worrying about the whole D.U.I. thing!’”